Idiom Breakdown

one after another

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Definition

In single file.

Individually, in a particular sequence or chronology.

Unrelentingly.

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Origins

Dates back at least to Old English ān æfter ōþrum, of the same meaning.

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In Context

"Once discipline broke down, problems came one after another."

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Also Said As

one by one

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See Also

one thing after another
if it's not one thing it's another
one another